Aussies name their biggest public transport ‘icks’ that need to stop now – and we’ve all experienced at least one

Australians are sharing the things they’ve seen fellow commuters do on public transport that give them the creeps.

Passengers have reported that people have made a series of missteps on public transport, from clipping their toenails in the train car to shaving their legs.

Many say that those who violate both the official and unwritten rules of driving the bus or train annoy them, including those who talk loudly on the phone or put their bag on the seat next to them.

Transport NSW posted four major ‘public transport icks’ on its Facebook page, sparking a heated debate among customers.

“If someone does something that gives you an ‘ick’ (also called a sudden feeling of aversion or disgust), you will never look at him or her the same way again,” says the after read.

The first ‘ick’ was when people clip their nails while traveling and the second was the ‘commute DJ’ who plays music loudly from their phone

‘Respect yourself and others on public transport by not behaving in this way. Thank you.’

The first ‘ick’ was when people clipped their nails during their trip and the second was the ‘commute DJ’ who played music loudly from their phones.

They gave litter throwers the thumbs down, as well as people sitting in the seat across from you when there are plenty of others available.

Hundreds of others shared their complaints about public transportation, including one woman who said she once saw someone shaving their legs on a train and another who witnessed someone whistling their teeth.

‘Don’t forget the nail polish next to you. Mind you, the smell will probably wake me up if it’s on the morning train,” said one user.

“The one who squeezes the marks on her boyfriend’s neck when he sits in the seats in front of you,” wrote another.

“Women brush long hair and you see fine dry scalp flying everywhere,” a third replied and a fourth said: “Earwax isn’t wiped on the railing people! I can’t believe I have to say this!’.

“The ones who come on a crowded train and talk with a cell phone in one hand and a cup of hot drink in the other, and don’t have a free hand to hold anything,” one woman said.

There was much discussion about the etiquette surrounding which seats travelers could and could not occupy.

“People who have to sit next to you, almost on top of you if there is enough space,” says one woman.

“The one who puts his bag on the seat and looks at you when you ask him to clear the seat so you can use it,” a second replied.

“For me, that’s the moment when I’m sitting on the train for the first time with no seats facing me and someone comes up behind me and turns the row in front of me to face me so they don’t have to look at anyone who doesn’t respect has first come, first served for Etiquette,” added a Sydney commuter.

Other public transport complaints included placing feet on seats, vaping in the carriages and making loud phone calls

Newer Sydney trains are unique in Australia in that they have reversible seats, allowing commuters to change the direction they are facing.

Other complaints about public transport included placing feet on seats, vaping in the carriages and making loud phone calls.

“Those who come onto a crowded train and talk with a cell phone in one hand and a cup of hot drink in the other, and don’t have a free hand to hold anything while the train lurches forward or comes to a stop,” noted a woman up.

A second added: ‘When people are talking so loudly and have the phone on speaker I can still hear the conversation with noise canceling headphones.’

“When a creepy guy sits next to me when all the other seats are empty,” a third complained.

“One time I saw someone cleaning their ears in front of me… With a hair clip,” laughed another.

‘People boarding the bus without their shirts on. “I don’t feel like leaning back on a chair with other people’s sweat on it,” some replied.